Code Red Partners

Tutela Talent has contracted with Code Red Partners to lead some of their Head of Security searches.

Contract Recruiter

TechCompass

TechCompass offers a comprehensive suite of services to primarily small and medium-sized tech and businesses, including:
* RedTeam Penetration Testing (covering web applications, API, cloud, network, wireless, mobile applications, embedded hardware testing, and physical security assessments)
* Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning
* Security Research & Advisory
* Cybersecurity Staff Augmentation 
* Virtual/Fractional CISO Leadership
* Cloud and Product Security Consulting
* Security Program Transformation
* Cyber Risk Assessments
* Ransomware Readiness Assessments
* M&A Cyber Due Diligence 
* Incident Response Tabletop Exercise

Head of Expansion

Tutela Talent

Tutela Talent is a boutique recruitment firm specializing placing professionals within Cyber Security, and Cloud infrastructure functions.  Our clients range from early-stage to public and are typically technology-led cloud-native/cloud-first companies between $5M-$500M in revenue.

Cyber Security recruiting specialties: 

-Security Engineering (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-Product Security.      (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-Application Security (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-Offensive Security(red team) (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-Incident Response/SecOps(blue team) (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-Information Security (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)
-GRC functions  (individual contributor level up to Director/VP)

Cloud Infrastructure specialties: 

-DevOps Engineers and Leaders(Manager to VP)
-DevSecOps Engineers and Leaders (Manager to VP)
-Site Reliability Engineers and Leaders (Manager to VP)

Founder | Recruiter | Managing Director

Forbes.jobs

Forbes.jobs unfortunately closed it doors as of December 31st, 2023.  Great idea, wrong time in the market to really grow.  I learned a lot from each of the training sessions, built great relationships with other recruiters, and was able to attend a Forbes event in NYC.  Hope to work with them again in the future if the concept comes back to life when the market shifts.

Recruitment Ambassador

Hitch Partners

Hitch Partners is a retained search firm that partners with technology companies on mission critical leadership roles. Our clients range from pre-revenue startup companies to large public companies and everything in between. Many of our client partners have been funded by Silicon Valley's top tier investors.

Check out our website to see a list of clients we have served: https://www.hitchpartners.com/

Functional Emphasis: Security Leadership(Director, Head, & VP of Security, Product Security, Application Security, Information Security, Incident Response, Security Research), Staff to Principal level Security IC roles(Offensive Security, Incident Response, Product & Application Security, Enterprise Security, and Blockchain/Smart Contract Security) and SRE/DevOps Leadership roles.
 
Domain Expertise: Security, Enterprise Software/Infrastructure /Cloud Computing(SAAS/PAAS), IoT, Blockchain/Smart Contract, etc.

Executive Search Professional

Wiley University Services

This organization supports online programs with proprietary state-of-the-art processes in marketing, recruitment, student services, and program development. This company represents over 38 prestigious colleges and universities offering a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and certification programs. 
My responsibilities included: 
•	Recruiting students looking to pursue graduate-level education in the areas of Cyber Security, Fraud Management, Fraud Investigation, Cyber Intelligence, Cyber Policy, and Compliance and Risk Management.
•	Aligning academic history with future career aspirations. 
•	Engaging prospective students in conversation over the phone while building a strong rapport and guiding them through the enrollment process in a consultative manner. 
•	Maintaining student contact levels, demonstrating strong communication skills, program knowledge, and meeting specific weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals. 
•	Manage and update computerized prospective student database using Salesforce.com, application paperwork, and follow-up documentation.

Executive Program Manager

T-Mobile

Responsibilities included: learning and becoming proficient at merchandising, sustaining retail sales excellence, and practicing and learning team leadership.  Ability to present innovative products and services to various audiences, using exceptional decision making skills, and excelling in customer service in a fast paced retail environment.  Meeting and exceeding sales goals given by matching customer needs with the right products and services.

Senior Sales Representive

My faith in Jesus Christ is everything to me and my faith in Him is where I draw my strength and wisdom. That being said, everything else flows from that relationship. 

A little of my professional story... I started my sales career originally in retail sales at T-Mobile and eventually moved into an inside sales role for an EdTech company in 2006. This led me into recruiting for degree programs in cyber security for Utica College, one of our partner schools. I did that for 12 years and during that time I was also involved in a leadership team that was building an e-commerce business on the side. Through that business I was reading a ton of books, listening to successful people on CD, and growing my skills professionally. In 2016 I decided to make a change and partnered up with a friend of mine who had been running a recruiting company for about 5 yrs and we started Tutela Talent which would focus on recruitment of cyber security and IT talent. I learned recruiting and how to run a new business all at the same time. It was like drinking from a firehose!! Eventually, I started to create success and landed some big clients such as Electronic Arts and T-Mobile(before they were breached T-Mobile). From there our business started to focus more and more on security leadership roles at the Director level to VP and I found this to be an area of focus I really enjoyed. 

Today I run Tutela Talent a small boutique recruiting firm where we specialize in placing cybersecurity, IT, and cloud infrastructure engineering talent from individual contributor to C level.  

At home, I am married to my beautiful God-fearing wife who is from Brazil, and my 3 kids ages 25, 12, and 9. I enjoy working out with my wife at the gym, singing in the choir at my church, reading the Bible, eating great food, playing basketball(when I can find the time these days), and traveling with my wife. I also enjoy hiking, skiing, biking, paddle-boarding, going to the beach, playing volleyball, and just being active.

Jesse Meadors

At TechCompass, we specialize in guiding businesses through the complexities of technology use, ensuring your digital operations are secure, effective, and perfectly aligned with your strategic growth objectives. Our expertise in cybersecurity and strategic technology investments helps you prioritize resources that strengthen your digital footprint and deliver substantial, long-term advantages.

Our approach demystifies cybersecurity, providing clear, impactful solutions that safeguard your operations and drive your business forward. Whether you're a startup or an established enterprise, TechCompass is your partner in navigating the digital landscape with confidence.

Our services include:

-Ransomware Readiness Assessment
-Cyber Due Diligence for M&As
-Incident Response Tabletop Exercise
-Attack Surface & Application Penetration Testing
-Security Research and Advisory
-Cyber Risk Assessment
-Security Program Transformation
-Cloud and Product Security
-Tools and Technology: Leverage the latest in security technology for robust protection.
-Virtual / Fractional CISO Leadership
-Compliance Readiness and Support
-CyberForce Flex Solutions

For a partnership that empowers your business with leading-edge security and strategic technology solutions, contact TechCompass today. Let us help you secure your digital future and achieve strategic growth. Check out our website for more information.

Founder

Global Payments Inc.

A Fortune 500® technology company with 24,000+ staff across 40 countries delivering commerce ecosystems worldwide through a unique, seamless infrastructure.

Practical experience leading complex digital transformations, cloud migration, modernization, integration and technology optimization, while delivering effective information security and risk management, across large, geographically and culturally diverse teams and organizations.

-  Technology Innovation: 6,000+ people and $1B annual budget
-  Vertical Markets: 20+ SaaS companies, 1,500+ people, $500M annual budget, $1B annual revenues 
-  Markets included; education, communities, restaurants, events & stadiums, retail, healthcare, gaming, and residential
-  Integration and optimization reduced costs, improved resilience, and produced reinvestment opportunities
-  Improved NPS by three points within six months
-  Increased service reliability to 99.9% in one year while significantly improving mean time to detection and recovery (MTTR and MTTD)
-  Led global initiative to standardize technology development capitalization rates >70% 
-  Developed business technology partner function with three directors delivering cross-functional leadership
-  Created Technology Center of Excellence (CoE) including KPIs to evaluate maturity and impact 
-  Deployed new software and integration strategies for users, developers and cloud services, as well as security, compliance, data governance, finance, and HR platforms
-  Delivered governance, modernization, cloud migration, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence, systems integration, information security, and operational resiliency

Vice President, Technology Innovation & Vertical Markets

-  International Tech Organization: 2,000+ people, 200 leaders, $55M budget, 5 continents, 50+ countries
-  Defined, developed, and executed global program including technology strategy, program and project management, and drove key initiatives
-  Delivered projects globally and created an international technology Center of Excellence
-  Increased technology service reliability, from 99% to 99.99% 
-  Increased NPS by two points
-  Managed risk, matured security posture, and operated global compliance
-  Enhanced collaboration, improved delivery, and reduced backlog with effective process optimization, and aligned product, business, and technology teams
-  Aligned technology strategy with corporate, product, and regional businesses across Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, and LATAM 
-  Key initiatives: cloud migration (GCP), target architecture model (TAM), offshore and contractor resource model, an international center of excellence (CoE), payment strategy, cybersecurity, and compliance
-  Integrated offshore capabilities in India and China
-  Cultural integration using employee input and engagement to improve the overall experience, hiring, attrition, and onboarding
-  Standardized and increased offshore capitalization rates

Vice President, International Strategy & Transformation

-  Technology organization spanning 3,000 people, $500M budget 
-  50+ data centers or colocation facilities (colos) serving 500+ applications and products globally
-  Defined vision to modernize and execute digital transformation and cloud-first strategy spanning migration of traditional application architecture and development of new SaaS, IaaS, PaaS platforms
-  Developed cloud capabilities with 25 existing team members, five direct reports, and supplemental 30 contractors
-  Delivered multi-cloud services and technologies (“guard rails”): CI/CD, machine learning (ML), security & operational monitoring, cloud & data security, data lake, identity & access management (IAM), financial monitoring, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containers
-  Developed execution roadmap to support multi-cloud partnerships with Microsoft Azure and Google
-  Created and led cross-functional Agile and Scrum teams to rapidly migrate and deploy workloads
-  Partnered with Finance to develop CAPEX and OPEX for driving 50+ workload migrations and deployments including cloud-native data lake
- Led Google Cloud Partnership, five-year migration plan, and secured funding to exit 50+ data centers

Vice President, Cloud Delivery

-  Established and led the Global Security Office to engage business, regional and product teams, as well as corporate development 
-  Deployed global information security program including security standards and controls and corporate shared services integration
-  Designed and rolled out a security operations center and BISOs and ISOs to enhance engagement 
-  Leveraged a risk-based maturity model for standardizing security risk

Senior Director, Information Security Officer

Developed and led multiple, successful security programs to move the company’s security footing to a higher maturity level. Security projects and programs included: 

-  Threat and vulnerability management
-  Security engineering and architecture
-  Product and application security
-  Security advisory and consulting
-  Security risk management
-  Vendor & 3rd party risk management

Director Information Security

-  Expanded Global Security Operations Center (SOC) supporting secure operations 24/7/365 across multiple countries. 
-  Led company-wide Threat Management function including Threat Hunting and Incident Response.

Senior Manager Information Security

Created and expanded the Security Operations Center (SOC) and security controls, tools, processes, and standards required to achieve PCI compliance.

Senior Security Engineer

CentricsIT

Senior Engineer

Gamersmemory Inc.

Owner

Operational Security System

Security Engineer

I am a results-driven technology executive leading global innovation and complex modernization to optimize business-critical systems. 

Leveraging deep expertise and innovating to turn business strategy into reality, I lead teams to develop and deploy effective technologies to achieve excellent results for current objectives while building for the future.

Skills & Capabilities:
-  Information Technology Leadership
-  Team Building & Development
-  Client Relationships & Partnerships
-  Digital Transformation & Platform Strategy
-  Business Cases & Strategic Road-mapping
-  Innovation & Strategy
-  Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching 
-  Strategic Planning & Change Management
-  Process Modernization & Optimization
-  Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Technical Expertise:
-  Aligning Business Strategy & Technology Solutions
-  Enterprise Architecture & Technical Infrastructure
-  Scalable Solutions & Global Rollouts & Program Management
-  Systems Integration
-  Cloud Solutions, Migrations & Virtualization
-  Platform & Software Selection & Development
-  Go-To-Market Strategies

Information Security & Cybersecurity:
-  Cloud Security
-  Security Monitoring
-  Security Awareness
-  Threat & Vulnerability Management
-  Incident Response
-  Risk & Compliance
-  Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
-  Data Governance & Data Protection
-  Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

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